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  An MIT Acronym Quiz how many can you decode?

  

  can almost feel like learning a new dialect. Two and a half years later ... 't know the exact words that they stand for, I usually know what entities ... , and I now have a list of 140 different acronyms used at MIT. I spent two

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 21, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Field Trip! I meant to blog this a long long time ago.

  

  in the Girl's Bathroom," one to a ranch, and a few others I can't seem ... years, I have experienced a fair share of field trips, including a couple ... for dinner five days a week (Sunday - Thursday, except during IAP

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 26, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Of Dancing and T-Shirts (Guest Entry) Who had fun at CPW? I did!

  

  performances were top rate. I can't wait to become a part of it all. ... coming late! I had a great time at CPW, really. But my SD card corrupted, dumping the gajillions of photos I shot before 3:30pm on Saturday. I can

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2017 Transfer Decisions Will Be Released Today May the Fourth, and also your transfer decisions, be with you

  

  ), I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For those of ... applied for admission for Fall 2017. Transfer applicants, unlike freshman applicants, receive decisions via email from our office to the address listed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Transfer Decisions Will Be Released Today May the Fourth, and also your transfer decisions, be with you

  

  ), I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For those of ... applied for admission for Fall 2015. Transfer applicants, unlike freshman applicants, receive decisions via email from our office to the address listed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  'll be better off from it. Here are just a few highlights of what college has managed to teach me in the past year. I ran for UA Vice President ... life. I learned a lot about politics, and I also learned that losing a

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Splash?

  during Splash, you can get your feet wet with a short introduction to any ... For one awesome weekend each November, thousands of high schoolers ... and everything. From music theory to Hungarian history to aircraft
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  't count toward the requirement they thought it did. One alum I worked for ... intentionally by taking eight classes a semester so they can graduate in two years ... intimidating. I say that a lot. I mean, other professors have (jokingly?) put

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  welcome to new york went to nyc & all i got was this blog post

  

  accepted. With four other girls, I squeezed into a hotel room meant for two ... When Taylor Swift's 1989 album dropped, I read a review describing ... . As a kid, I thought peppermints were spicy until I found another word

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 12, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  . I want to be a fighter pilot - that is why I joined AFROTC, for the ... simply as an avenue to become a pilot and to pay for school. I wasn ... and a half into it and I have learned more from the ROTC program than

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even if it comes from a box or consists only of taco meat and cheddar cheese ... for a whole day. Breakfast: I love Frosted Flakes. Really I do

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  four years at MIT. I had a chance to meet Iman and talk with her for ... attend a Faculty and Administration Dinner for Ramadan. The dinner was to ... completing a doctoral program at Yale University, I was sold on the event and I

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  . Michelle has already written a lovely post about Course 14 (economics); I ... has been firmly on the pure math track for a few years and who hasn ... to a problem like the one from class, but with different numbers. After

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I get on the mailing list?

  We don't do a lot of mailing, but you can sign up for our awesome monthly email newsletter that shares what's happening on campus and—if you're applying—provides updates and tips.    
• Blog / Challenges

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  I've been gone from the blogs for a little while, since this semester has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to ... this meager offering. I'd like to write a happy post. Some light fare

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  From across the Web… Recent happenings across the Web.

  

  before settling into her own blog here in about a month.  I don ... Some random links I've been accumulating: The New York Times asks ... Entrepreneurship. Suffering from blackouts this summer? Professor Paul Joskow has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  the material. I've just woken up from a nap, ran to the store, and am ... selection for this particular evening (I tend to listen to the same music ... is upon us. My last final is tomorrow morning (exactly 12 hours from

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…

  

  Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for ... conference, Ben, Marilee & I attended a talk entitled "Lowering the Flame ... past, most colleges drew from a mostly regional pool of students. Now

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 2, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  writing gary wang’s wikipedia page why did I fill out the wikipedia page for the ftx cto?

  

  it out. Then I got banned from Wikipedia for vandalism. I’m not ... Cross-posted on my Substack here. A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon ... edited a Wikipedia page was when I was eleven years old. I think I edited

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 11, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  , Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Virginia. For a complete list of sessions, click ... MIT is a good match for you? We will of course talk about admissions ... . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008